Lexmark Optra T644 Printer - Monochrome Excellence

This review will be looking at the Lexmark Optra T644 printer using Lexmark Optra T644 toner. This is a great monochrome laser printer that will fit the requirements of small businesses and workgroups. It is not easy to choose a printer that fits your requirements. Not because there are not enough printers, but because there are too many. The variety of features, specifications and sheer number of companies that provide them makes finding the right printer like finding the proverbial needle in the haystack. Only in this case, it is a stack of many other needles that all look alike.

Lexmark has done a great job of providing a great basic printer with excellent performance on the important features and the possibility of buying all the nice extras if the client really wants them. The box standard model is selling for around $695. We will look in more detail at the basic model and provide some information on the extra features available.

The Lexmark T640 is a dedicated monochrome laser with high speed, great resolution, and a lightning fast 514 MHz processor. The printer is designed as a networking printer for small businesses and workgroups that need a fast and reliable monochrome laser printer. The fast processor and high printing speed will be able to keep up with the busiest of offices.

An added bonus is that this printer comes with 128 megabytes of RAM that can be expanded to 640 MB if you need the extra memory for large projects and long printing queues.

This printer can be used on a variety of sizes and media types. It can handle vinyl labels, transparencies, envelopes and even polyester labels. It can also print on any size up to Folio which is 8.5 inches x 13 inches.

The sheet trays that come with the standard model will be more than sufficient for the average office and home user. It comes with two trays, an automatic feeder of 500 sheets capacity, and a multipurpose 100 sheet tray. In the case that this is not enough for your office, you can always invest in an extra large tray.

The networking capabilities that come with this printer are acceptable, but some offices might want to think about investing in extra features if a good workgroup network is a priority. This is actually a good idea in order to make the most of the excellent processor and RAM memory features that come with this model.

The Lexmark Optra T644 printer is a good choice for a small to medium office that needs a good monochrome laser printer, or a powerful dedicated monochrome printer to work in tanker with a larger printing station. The best points of this printer are its speed both in printing and processing power. The RAM included is also high and easily expandable. In fact, nearly every available feature on the market is available for a fee on this model. You can get a duplex printing add-on, a smart staple unit, a larger tray, or whatever you need. The nice thing is that you only need to buy what you need.